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Global services trade posted a strong 10 per cent year-on-year increase in the third quarter of 2024, building on solid growth in the first half of the year.World Trade Organization … Read More
On 3 February 2025, South Africa notified the WTO’s Committee on Safeguards that it initiated on 17 January 2025 a safeguard investigation on (i) certain flat-rolled products of iron or … Read More
Austria has contributed EUR 200,000 (approximately CHF 190,000) to the Global Trust Fund in 2025 to help developing economies and least-developed countries (LDCs) strengthen their trade expertise. Most of this … Read More
The 20th edition of the colloquium for intellectual property (IP) teachers opened on 3 February in Geneva. Organized jointly by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the WTO, this … Read More
WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala welcomed the latest cohort of the WTO Young Professionals Programme (YPP) at a ceremony on 31 January at WTO headquarters in Geneva. The 19 participants are … Read More
The President of Paraguay, Santiago Peña Palacios, stressed the critical role of the WTO in promoting peace and prosperity through free trade during his delivery on 31 January of the … Read More
At a meeting on the Work Programme on E-commerce on 28 January 2025, members exchanged views on what is needed to bridge the digital divide across the WTO membership, focusing … Read More
Panama notified its decision to appeal the panel report in the case brought by Costa Rica in “Panama — Measures Concerning the Importation of Certain Products from Costa Rica” (DS599). … Read More
At a meeting of the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) on 27 January, WTO members considered a request from China for the establishment of a dispute panel to review measures adopted … Read More
Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala invited world leaders, government officials, and businesspeople to “just chill” and “take a deep breath” amid rising trade policy uncertainties during her participation in the World Economic … Read More